The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-11-04
ELECTION NOTICE
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
COUNTY OF JACKSON

COUNTY OF JACKSON
Notice is hereby given by the undna-
Nsigned Board of Election Commission
els OF jackson county, State of MISSISSIPPI
nj, that u general election will he held in
The various Supervisors Districts and
Election Precincts of said county, on the
first tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1887, (the same being the 9Th
day of November, 1887, } in conformity TO
Sections III ana lis, Revised Cole of
1880, for the purpose of electing persons
to ill the following offices to-wit One
member of the lower branch of the State
Legislature, one Clerk Of the Courts, one
Sheriff, one County Treasurer, one Tax
Assessor, u County Surveyor, one CorO-
ner and Ranger, two Justices of the Peace
in the LIST Supervisor District. one COnsta-
BILE in the LIST Supervisor District, one
member of the Board of Supervisors from
LIST District, two Justices OF the Peace IN
the End Supervisor District, one Constable
in the 2nd Supervisor District, one mem
Der of the Board of Supervisors from 2n6
District, four Justices OF the Peace in the
Bird Supervisor District-bwO by the pre-
cincts Of Gulf Coast, Scranton and Orange
Grove, and two by the precincts of Moss
Point and RobinsOn's-two COnStables for
the Bird Supervisor Distriet-one by the
p~reciuts of Gulf Coast, Scranton and Or
ange Grove, and one by the precincts of
Moss Point and Rob'nson's-One meinbe
of the Board of Supervisors from the 3rd
District, two Justices Of the Peace in the
4th Supervisor District. Que Constable in
the 4th Supervisor District, one member
of the Board Of Supervisors from the 4th
District, two Justices Of the Peace in the
5th Supervisor District, one Constable in
the 9Th Supervisor District. one member
of the Beard of Supervisors from the 5th
District.
The following named persons are here
bp appointed to hold and conduct SAID
election at the various voting precincts III
said county, and tO make the returns
thereof to the undersigned Commissioners
ut the time and place specified by law,
viz:
BEAT l.
Wards Observation-Disclosures G. +.
Ward, A. G.. Moffatt, w. II. Finch. Peace
officer, G. w. Dennis.
Helvestion's Mill-Inspectors i. c..
Wood, +. IL. Moody, Will Howell. Peace
officer, Jno. Motfatt.
BEAT 9.
Oak Grove-Inspectors james Parker.
Jno. NJ. Golf, ST., G. f.. Steede. Peace
officer, L. j. McGee.
biltS-1uSHttbb : Ia L 4NtioOus W IL
Hamilton, ID. Cunningham. Peace officer,
A. +. Jones.
Acknowledgements u. Crouier
John Robinson, A. Oliver, Peace officer,
John Vice.
Moss Point-Inspector: NJ. NJ. Watkins,
Geo. WiIkerson, w. Hardick. Peace Off
Ger, J. +. Carter.
neutrality-suspicious. Il. ID. Bccht, II.
B Eyeritt. c. NJ. Cruzat. Peace officer, j.
+. Clark.
Orange Grove Inspectors j. X. Muir
ray, w. L. Stock, w. o. Beard. Peace
officer, w. j. Parker,
Gulf Coast-Inspector: W, H. Ladhler,
A. G. Deas, G. Delius. Peace officer, Jno.
+. Baptiste.
BEAT A.
West Pascagoula-llspectors Edgar
Hull, A. +. Lewis, Peter Lindsey. Peace
officer, ID. Saucer.
Ocean Springs-Inspectors +. NJ. West
brook, X. l.. Phelps, A. Eglin. Peace Of
ticcr, Jos. DeBOurge.
Jacobs'-Inspectors: Wiley 0. Bulluck,
Calvin Seymour, d.. Delaney. Peaca Off
Ger, Thos. L Ramsay.
Bluff Creek-InspectorS II. I. Davis.
II. G. Rnbles. Sam Ware. Pence officer,
Willis Broadus.
BEAT 5.
Acknowledgements W. w. Broome,
w. X. Ramsay, ". Ii. Carter. Peace Off
Ger, S. II. Bilbo.
Reeves Mill-InspeciOrs w. Reeves,
Jr., A. A. Nixon, G.. s. Leathcrbury.
Peace officer. Reuben Byrd.
The attention of electors and 9th 7 con
cerued is called to the following sections
Of the Revised Cole in relation to the sale
of intoxicant liquors on the day Of the
election:
All places for retailing liquors in the
several counties in the State, shall be
closed, and no Intoxicating liquors allow
ed to be sold, bartcIed or given AWAY, or
drank at any store. tavern, saloon, restau-
rant, steamboat not running, wharfbOat ut
a landing, place Of business therein, from
II O'clock OF the preceding night to II
o'clock of the slcCcedind night of general
or special election, and all intoxicated
rioters or disorderly persons disturbing
the peace by noise or violence ia the city,
town or place, where the election shall be
held, shall be arrested, placed in jail, OF
otherwise kept in custody, (boing permit
led while in custody to vUte) until the
polls shall be duly closed or until they
shall be entirely sober, quiet, orderly,
peaceable aud well behaved, and the Com
missi0ners and Inspectors Of election are
hereby made cOnservaturs of the peace of
their districts and precincts, and all pullti-
cal officers appointed to guard or he pres
cut at the pol s, and the place OF election,
City Marshals, their deputies, aud all oth-
err Police aud Peace officers are required
to faithfully execute these provisions and
other to preserve the peace, freedom and
purity of elections, under the penalty pre-
III - ~. ns..anl oaIR far u
neglect of such duties, and said Comrls-
missiouers or Inspectors shall, when nee
essary, call upon any and all citizens TO
aid them in these requirements, and all
persons Informed of any neglect or viola
ton of these requirements shall give ro-
tice to the District Attorney aud other
proper officers thereof.
A space of thirty feet in every direction
from the polls shall be kept open and
clear ofall persons except two challengers
of good conduct aud behavior selected by
each party to detect and challenge illegal
voters aud the voter shall approach the
POLLS from one direction, line or door or
passage and depart in another as opposite
as convenient.
Polls will be open from 9 o'clock a. >.
to 6 o'clock p. m /. The Board of Election
Commissioners will meet at the Office of
the Clerk of Courts on Wednesday, No
vember 2, ISS7, and continue in session
three days for the purpose of registering
all qualified voters who may present them-
selves not previously registe ed also for
hearing ali complaints OF denial of regis
tration, and for the revision Of the regis
tration books Of the county aud the poll
books of the several election precincts.
Witness our hands this the 2lst day OF
October, 1857.
J. W. FERRILL,
W. r. BiLBO,
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